Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed sending grain to African countries after Russia said it would resume participation in the Ukraine grain deal. In an interview with Turkish broadcaster ATV, Erdogan said Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier proposed to him sending grain to countries like Djibouti,…
By AFP Paris A Paris court on Wednesday sentenced former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara to life in jail for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity after France’s first trial linked to Liberia’s civil wars. The criminal court found Kamara guilty of crimes against civilians between 1993 and 1994, including a teacher whose…
By MARTIN KINYANJUI Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has arrived in Beijing, China for a state visit that seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries. President Suluhu arrived at Peking International Airport, Beijing on November 2 for the official visit that ends on Friday, November 4. The visit is expected to focus on key…
By AFP Paris Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by 2050, the UN agency warned Thursday, urging leaders to act fast to save the rest. The warning followed a study of 18,600 glaciers at 50 World Heritage sites — covering around 66,000 square kilometres (25,000…
By Mary Harper Africa editor, BBC World Service News Some unlikely fighters are strengthening the Somali government’s arsenal in its long war against al-Shabab, one of al-Qaeda’s most successful affiliates – and which was behind a twin car bomb explosion in the capital, Mogadishu, last weekend that killed at least 120 people. Images of men…
By Nadia Colombe Gbane Residents in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with more than a million inhabitants, are becoming increasingly afraid as the M23 rebels (“March 23 Movement”) approach from the north, causing economic activity to grind to a halt as fear and uncertainty spread. Citizens of the city of…
The UN hails a “a very welcome first step,” while Washington claims a “major breakthrough” in regards to Ethiopia’s announcement of a cessation of hostilities between the government and the rebels in Tigray after over a week of negotiations led by the African Union in Pretoria, South Africa. The warring sides in Ethiopia announced Wednesday…